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Khanna Police, Ludhiana district of Punjab, India has nabbed four Nigerian nationals in the last few weeks as part of the campaign to combat trafficking. The latest suspect identified as Traurare Yakubu was arrested on Wednesday, August 21. Ub Inspector Read more

A local court in India’s western state of Maharashtra Wednesday sentenced three men to death over the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. The men in their 20s had in July 2016 raped the teenager in Kopardi village of Read more

A man from India’s lowest caste has been killed by a group of higher-caste men for attending a traditional Hindu dance performance, police said Monday. Jayesh Solanki, 21, and his cousin Prakash were allegedly attacked late Sunday when they went Read more

African envoys in Delhi on Monday called the recent mob attacks on some Nigerian students near the national capital as “racial” and “xenophobic acts”. In a statement, the heads of African missions slammed the Indian government for failing to adequately Read more

The federal government has asked the Indian government to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for attacks on Nigerian students in India. Olushola Enikanolaiye, permanent secretary, ministry of foreign affairs, made the call in Abuja at a Read more

Amnesty International has called on Uttar Pradesh authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the attacks against African students, saying the blacks in India are living in fear. This was contained in a statement issued by the group on Read more